SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3)—As many of us start our spring cleaning, experts say it’s essential to be careful when mixing cleaning chemicals.
The most common mistakes involve ammonia, bleach, and vinegar. Mixing bleach with vinegar can make chlorine gas, and mixing bleach and ammonia can make mustard gas. Both can cause burning eyes, a burning throat, and difficulty breathing, and can be fatal with long-term exposure.
Mixing different drain cleaners can also create chlorine gas and other potentially toxic chemicals. These chemicals can be found in all sorts of cleaning products, so reading the labels is essential…